Major museums and nights that last till dawn. Here is when to go, what a day costs on site and what to see, then Okela composes your itinerary hour by hour.

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When to visit Madrid

Best months: April, May, June, September, October and November.

What to see in Madrid

1. Musée du Prado
   The Prado gathers centuries of European painting from the royal collections of the Habsburgs and the Bourbons, and you can feel a court's taste turned into public heritage.
2. Palais royal
   This is the great palace of the Spanish monarchy, and it shows at once the scale and the taste for display of the rulers who lived here.
3. Parc du Retiro
   In the middle of Madrid, the Retiro gives you shaded avenues, a big lake and gardens where locals come to walk, row or simply sit.
4. Puerta del Sol & Plaza Mayor
   These two squares, a short walk apart, show two sides of central Madrid: Sol, a busy crossroads where streets and locals converge, and the Plaza Mayor, a large arcaded courtyard that feels calmer and more formal.
5. Museo Reina Sofía
   The Reina Sofía sets twentieth-century Spanish art against the history that shaped it, from the avant-garde to the civil war and beyond.
6. Templo de Debod
   A genuine Egyptian temple rebuilt stone by stone in the middle of a Madrid park is a surprise every time.
7. Mercado de San Miguel
   This 1916 covered market, with its renovated iron structure, now holds stalls of tapas, seafood, cured meats and sweets under one glass roof.
8. Gran Vía
   Gran Vía is the avenue that cuts through the heart of Madrid, lined with early twentieth-century buildings and richly decorated facades.

A sample itinerary for Madrid, three days

Composed by Okela from the places in its database, with times. Yours takes your dates, pace and group into account.

Budget

Expect about €144 per person per day on site (accommodation, meals, transport and visits), depending on the comfort you choose. Okela shows the price of every step of your itinerary.

My Madrid itinerary, hour by hour

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